Study Finds Women's "Sexual Liberation" Isn't Always a Good Thing

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A new study, which looks at the sexual attitudes of young women, found that while they are freer, that may not be advantageous to finding love. In fact, it sounds like grandma may have been more right than we'd like to admit when she said "why would he buy the cow when he can have the milk for free?"

Let me start by saying I hate that phrase. I've never appreciated comparing women to livestock nor comparing their sexuality to a commodity, but unfortunately it's not totally void of logic… at least according to the new book "Premarital Sex in America: How Young Americans Meet, Mate and Think About Marrying," by researchers Mark Regnerus and Jeremy Uecker at the University of Texas at Austin, reports CNN.

"Researchers found that since women in the 18- to 23-year-old group feel they don't need men for financial dependence, many of them feel they can play around with multiple partners without consequence, and that the early 20s isn't the time to have a serious relationship. But eventually, they do come to want a real, lasting relationship. The problem is that there will still be women who will have sex readily without commitment, and since men know this, fewer of them are willing to go steady," the article says.

This whole topic stresses me out because (I am definitely putting the cart before the horse, here) it makes me think about how I will speak to my daughter(s) about sex. There are just so many conflicting messages out there. Trying to balance that with your own beliefs, in addition to today's sexual landscapes, and then factoring in the reality of how men and women perceive sex and love differently—phew! It stresses me out and I don't even have any kids yet!

But a lot of you are mothers to tweens/teens, how are you handling this issue with both your daughters and your sons? Got any advice?